Is it just me, or are the optical drives very loud!
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Is it just me, or are the optical drives very loud!
I'm in the middle of setting up my computer, having problems with the hard drive at the moment (disk boot error...), so I'm not through eliminating noise yet. I have a NEC 3520A DVDRW drive and an Asus Quietrack CRW-5232AS, but is it just me or are the optical drives the loudest part of any system. This is especially noticable when one of the case pannels are left open. Does anyone else agree?
Also, my 5232AS makes a solid noise whenever I open it, is this normal?
Also, my 5232AS makes a solid noise whenever I open it, is this normal?
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The NEC drives are actually good as far as noise goes compared to other drives, i have 2 The original ND-3500AG and a ND-3520A. The newer ND-3540A is supposed to be slightly quieter. Cosidering they are some of the fastest drives on the market they are extremely quiet, they make noise when they are going but its more of an even drone, and does not fluctuate very much... overall they are probably the quietest ive ever used and the most reliable, one drive to stay away from for sure are any HP's. Honestly i think my lawnmower was quieter, it was TERRIBLE.
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Good to know. I'm planning to upgrade to a DVD burner soon. I'll have to look at these. I've also heard the Pioneers are supposed to be pretty bearable as well.Falcon159 wrote:The NEC drives are actually good as far as noise goes compared to other drives, i have 2 The original ND-3500AG and a ND-3520A. The newer ND-3540A is supposed to be slightly quieter. Cosidering they are some of the fastest drives on the market they are extremely quiet, they make noise when they are going but its more of an even drone, and does not fluctuate very much... overall they are probably the quietest ive ever used and the most reliable, one drive to stay away from for sure are any HP's. Honestly i think my lawnmower was quieter, it was TERRIBLE.
The ASUS QuietTrack drives are also very good. I used a 52x QuietTrack in a family member's computer. Unfortunately though last time I checked, there weren't any CD-RW/DVD-ROM combo drives of DVD burners for the QuietTrack line.
And yes, LiteOn drives are pretty annoying. It's not really the airflow noise that bothers me, but I can't stand optical drives that rattle or just plain sound cheap. And the LiteOn's just sound like they're going to fall apart.
Man, not mine (3520A) - a screaming banshee while I was installing XP and Office 2003. Maybe different parts? There's another thread here about "How to silence...NEC 3520", so it may have been a change in parts or something.Falcon159 wrote:The NEC drives are actually good as far as noise goes compared to other drives, i have 2 The original ND-3500AG and a ND-3520A.
I didn't really believe that there were significant differences between optical drives in terms of noise until a bought a Samsung DVD drive, which vibrated and was very loud in comparison to my NEC DVD-RW drives.
For my HTPC, I run NERO Drivespeed, freeware available here:
http://www.cdspeed2000.com/go.php3?link ... speed.html
For DVD playback, I set it at 1x read speed, at which it is silent.
Also, I seem to remember reading a post herein, about specific optical drives designed for silence, with internal damping and sound insolation/isolation.
For my HTPC, I run NERO Drivespeed, freeware available here:
http://www.cdspeed2000.com/go.php3?link ... speed.html
For DVD playback, I set it at 1x read speed, at which it is silent.
Also, I seem to remember reading a post herein, about specific optical drives designed for silence, with internal damping and sound insolation/isolation.